This virtual mini Writers Week workshop is open to young writers ages 14 to 18. It's intended for writers who want to understand what they should write about (in any genre) and beginners who are curious about how to get started. Led by longtime Writers Week Instructor Arriel Vinson, author of Under The Neon Lights, this writing class will use generative prompts and examine the honesty of short stories, essays, and poems. We’ll discover how to let the writing guide us to the truth. · February 17 - February 20, 2026 · Tuesday - Friday (4 days) · 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST, on Zoom.
Arriel Vinson is a Reese's Book Club LitUp Fellow and Midwesterner who writes about being young, Black, and in search of freedom. Her debut YA novel-in-verse, Under the Neon Lights (PenguinTeen) was released in June, 2025. She earned her MFA in Fiction from Sarah Lawrence College. Her poetry, fiction, and essays have appeared in Kweli Journal, Catapult, The Rumpus, Waxwing, and others. A Tin House YA Scholar, Highlights Foundation scholarship recipient, 2020 Walter Grant recipient, and 2019 Kimbilio Fellow, her work has been nominated for Best New Poets 2020, Best of the Net 2019, and a Pushcart Prize. You can connect with her on Twitter and Instagram @arriwrites.
Virtual Online
Open to the public
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